Nicolas Nagot, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Tran Thi Hong, Vu Hai Vinh, Catherine Quillet, Roselyne Vallo, Duong Thi Huong, Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, Nham Thi Tuyet Thanh, Delphine Rapoud, Bach Thi Nhu Quynh, Duc Quang Nguyen, Jonathan Feelemyer, Laurent Michel, Peter Vickerman, Hannah Fraser, Laurence Weiss, Maud Lemoine, Karine Lacombe, Don Des Jarlais, Pham Minh Khue, Jean Pierre Moles, Didier Laureillard
BACKGROUND: Towards hepatitis C elimination among people who inject drugs (PWID), we assessed the effectiveness of a strategy consisting of a community-based respondent-driven sampling (RDS) as wide screening, a simplified and integrated hospital-based care, and prevention of reinfection supported by community-based organisations (CBO), in Hai Phong, Vietnam. METHODS: Adults who injected heroin were enrolled in a RDS survey implemented in two CBO premises. Rapid HIV and HCV tests were done on site, and blood was taken for HCV RNA testing...
August 2023: The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific